Finance Updates – Page 4 – Finance Updates

UK-US Trade Deal Slashes Aerospace Tariffs, Cuts Car Export Levies—but Steel Stakes Remain

Europe Policy Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Effective 30 June 2025, a UK-US trade deal re...

UK car tariffs fall from 27.5% to 10% under a...

Rolls-Royce and other aerospace firms could s...

UK steel and aluminium still face 25% U.S. ta...

UK Deregulation Push: Reeves Eases Basel 3.1 & Ring-Fence Rules to Supercharge Growth

Europe Policy Public Administration

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is pushing to cut UK...

The Bank of England’s PRA will deliver most B...

The package also aims to boost retail investi...

Ring-fence reform is the most contentious ele...

Advent Leads €6.7-€6.8B Bid for InPost Amid Governance, Expansion & Valuation Concerns

Europe M&A Couriers and Express Delivery Services

InPost SA said it received an indicative prop...

Reports say the approach is led by Advent Int...

The bid follows a ~37% share-price slide over...

InPost has been expanding across Europe via a...

Evercore Gaining on Deutsche Bank in EMEA Tech M&A With Senior Talent Picks

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Samer Sweidan left Deutsche Bank in London fo...

LSEG data shows Evercore rising from 14th to ...

The hire aligns with Evercore’s push to expan...

The shift highlights intensifying talent comp...

Capula’s Fiscal 2025 Slump: Revenue & Fees Dive, Strategy Shifts Underway

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Capula’s FY to 31 March 2025 results weakened...

Performance fees fell 48% year-on-year to £12...

Investor-reimbursed pass-through fees rose ab...

Despite fee volatility, Capula is continuing ...

Karatage Taps Shane O’Callaghan to Lead Institutional Strategy in Digital Assets Surge

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Karatage appointed IMC Trading veteran Shane ...

His background spans institutional digital-as...

The hire signals Karatage’s push toward great...

Karatage is a London-based hedge fund founded...

UK Court Upholds Sanctions Law Amendments, Slashes VTB Bank’s Claim to £188M

Europe Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

On Dec. 19, 2025, the UK Administrative Court...

The ruling blocks VTB’s attempt to recover ab...

The court held the amendments lawful and fair...

The case highlights how UK sanctions licensin...

Metalmark’s Stake in Valagro: No Evidence of Recent Ownership Increase

Europe M&A Chemical Manufacturing

Metalmark invested in Valagro in 2016 as a mi...

Syngenta Crop Protection acquired 100% of Val...

No credible public filings or disclosures sin...

The BeBeez report appears unverified and may ...

BENTELER Acquires ioki: Ushering in Europe’s First Full-Service Autonomous Mobility Powerhouse

Europe M&A Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

BENTELER Group agreed to acquire Deutsche Bah...

The combined offering will link HOLONs autono...

ioki brings 200+ deployed transport services,...

Financial terms were not disclosed, and execu...

How Sanctions—not Brexit—Sealed the Fate of VTB Capital’s London Unit

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

In 2016, VTB Capital floated scaling down Lon...

VTB Capital Plc remained in London until sanc...

The UK unit entered administration in late 20...

Recent reporting centers on legal and credito...